Stephanie Conners, MBA, BSN, RN, began her career as a bedside nurse before advancing into leadership roles across several health systems, including serving as executive vice president and COO of Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health, and holding executive nursing and operational roles…
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After serving St. Louis-based Ascension for more than a decade, Jennifer Morton, DNP, RN, will become chief nursing officer of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System’s Wisconsin market. Dr. Morton most recently served as Ascension’s national senior director of nursing…
Sarah Paturalski has been named president of Beacon Dowagiac (Mich.), effective this summer. Prior to her new role, Ms. Paturalski served as interim president of Memorial Hospital of South Bend (Ind.), a 423-bed facility, according to an April 9 news…
Erlanger Health System, a seven-hospital system based in Chattanooga, Tenn., has named Jason Cox, MD, as chief medical officer of Erlanger East Hospital. Dr. Cox has more than two decades of hospital medicine leadership experience, according to an April 9…
Certificate-of-need laws—originally designed to prevent the duplication of healthcare services in a specific geographic region—may be on the chopping block for many states as a condition of the federal Rural Health Transformation program. Every state submitted applications seeking a share…
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has signed a law that overhauls some state board of nursing practices, KWCH 12 News reported April 8. Under House Bill 2528, the definition of “unprofessional conduct” was tightened, all “non-practice” violations dating back to 2025…
The CDC has delayed publication of a report on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness that had been scheduled for March 19, according to an April 9 report from The Washington Post. The report found that vaccinated healthy adults reduced their likelihood of…
Houghton and Hancock, Mich.-based UP Health System – Portage plans to transfer ownership of its three Portage Apothecary pharmacies to Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center. The transition includes two retail pharmacy locations and a nursing home pharmacy, according to…
Essentia Health-Fosston (Minn.) broke ground April 8 on a $12 million emergency department, which is expected to be complete by summer 2027. The ED will add more than 5,500 square feet to the facility and will feature dedicated rooms for…
Amazon Pharmacy has begun offering Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 medication, Foundayo, via same-day delivery. The once-daily oral treatment is approved for adults with obesity or overweight with weight-related conditions. Patients with a valid prescription can order the drug with real-time pricing…